# NTSB Accident NYC96LA112
> **Aeronca 7EC** · 1996-05-21 · NEW CASTLE, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA112
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05859
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-21
- **Location:** NEW CASTLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.989826, -80.340789
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7EC
- **Registration:** N1536E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and an encounter with high grass and a ditch off the side of the runway.

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